Re: why won't it use data if wifi is bad?

On Thu, 22 May 2025 18:35:30 +0200, Carlos E. R. wrote :

Internet provider like verison. Owned by comcast fwiw.   All of their
routers put out two channels, one for the subsciber and one for any
xfinity subscriber who happens to be nearby.

 
Ah, yes. I know about that scheme, but not who does it.

In a way, I have that setup in that T-Mobile gave me both a free femtocell
and a cellular repeater, both of which act as very small cellular towers.

As far as I know, they're "wide open" to anyone on a T-Mobile account.

I live in the boonies, so I suspect other T-Mobile subscribers in the
vicinity are not much of a problem, but if someone wanted to camp out on my
front lawn, they could suck up all the bandwidth of these tiny cell towers.

I'm not saying I'm worried about it at all - but I am saying that one of
the answers to 'who does it?' would be someone who benefits from doing it.

And yes, I know a femtocell or cellular repeater isn't the same thing.

But the concept of the carrier allowing others you don't even know to use
the equipment they set up inside your own home is what I'm responding to.